Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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